All the towns mentioned here are identified by Conder.

Zorah—Sur’ah; Eshtaol—Eshû’a; Ir-shemesh—Ain Sheme; Shaala…

And Elon
Of Elon no mention is made elsewhere;

and Thimnathah
is a different p…

Joshua waited until all the tribes were settled before he asked for any provision for himself. He was content to be unsettled until he saw them all…